Lin Hsin-Chen – Series #5 – Journey Series #5: Memento of Australia

I visited Australia for the first time in 1988. I was surprised to find out that the totems painted by indigenous Australians were also printed on fabrics. I was fascinated by these patterns and therefore I bought some of them. From then on, I have kept collecting these kinds of fabrics whenever I travel to Australia. The fabrics have connotations of artistic creation, which is originated by the living and culture of Aboriginal Australians. They are so special and meaningful. I have been enjoying creating the quilt with my collection of Australian fabrics. Every stitch seemed spontaneously. I really like the creativity of this culture.

Collecting fabrics in the countries that you’ve been travelling to, was a good starting point for your series, and you did a great job working with them. I love each piece of it, the stitching and the use of color. Well done.

I love the way that your Australian fabrics give a feeling of movement to the piece, as if your flower is moving gently in a breeze. This has been a lovely series, and it has been very interesting to follow your stitching journey. Well done.

For me it looks like if the flowers are jumping of the fabric. I love your idea of using the fabric that you bought during your travels for this series. Especialy this aboriginal fabric is wonderful. All your quilts are so well done and colorful and I can always recognize a “lin quilt”.

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Fifteen by Fifteen is a group of like-minded textile artists from various places throughout the world, we have come together to participate in an art quilt challenge. Our artistic styles vary, but we share a love of art quilting, the desire to learn and experiment, and most importantly share and grow. Every 8 weeks members will make a 15 x 15 inch quilt based on colour play or a theme. The results will be displayed in the Artists Gallery.